Posture retaining back brace, backpack structural support or body garment

Abstract

A posture support system, which may alternatively act as a structural support for a backpack and / or be incorporated in a body garment or undergarment, employs a pair of contoured cap sleeves which cradle the humeral heads so as to extend over the scapulas and down over the humerus. The forward end extends as a strap under one of the armpits and connects at its end to the top of a vertically extending central strap extending over the spine. The central strap connects to a waist encircling lumbar support strap. The posterior strap-like ends of the shoulder caps extend over the back and also connect to the top of the spinal strap. By use of adjustable connections to a central disk at the top of the back strap and elastic fabrics in the straps, the shoulders are pulled rearwardly and downwardly so that the body weight is supported over the hips.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a posture-improving support system comprising a series of body straps and connecting shoulder caps and more particularly to such a system which may be used to improve posture, to act as a support for a backpack, or may be built into a garment or undergarment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Prior art back braces or backpack structural supports typically include straps that extend over the wearer's shoulders midway between the neck and the top of the arm bone (humerus). This contact on the trapezius muscle results in chronic straining of the trapezius and the levator scapulae muscles. The straining of these muscles causes spasms and eventually weakening of the muscle between the shoulder blades, the rhomboid and teres muscles, whose job it is to keep the shoulder blades flat on the back. This imbalance of muscle tensions creates a worsening of stooped shoulder, head forward posture, rather than improving posture, and often creatin...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a support brace that helps improve posture by biasing the user's shoulders in a rearward and downward direction. It can be worn as a separate brace or integrated with a garment or undergarment. The brace provides support for a backpack by distributing the weight on the hips and shoulders, which aligns the user's weight over the spine and improves posture. The brace is comfortable and avoids contact with the deltoid muscles, unlike other back support systems. The invention also includes a version specifically for children's backpacks that offers even weight distribution to the hips.

Problems solved by technology

This contact on the trapezius muscle results in chronic straining of the trapezius and the levator scapulae muscles.

The straining of these muscles causes spasms and eventually weakening of the muscle between the shoulder blades, the rhomboid and teres muscles, whose job it is to keep the shoulder blades flat on the back.

This imbalance of muscle tensions creates a worsening of stooped shoulder, head forward posture, rather than improving posture, and often creating pain, headaches and diminished breathing capacity.

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